People stroll along the sand in Point Pleasant Beach on Aug. 31. A new poll shows New Jerseyans more satisfied with their quality of life than previously.

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Brett Bodner
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Residents' satisfaction with life in New Jersey - particularly in Morris, Hunterdon and Somerset counties - has risen in the current Garden State Quality of Life Index, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.

Two in every three residents feel that New Jersey is either an excellent or good place to call home, compared with one in three who rate it as only fair or poor, according to the poll. This is up four percent from April.

"Our quality of life index saw a big drop in April after a period of goodwill in Sandy's immediate aftermath. It now looks like last spring's negativity was ...